The Cross House

    On Saturday I fussed with the entry trim, getting the final screws installed, and the final filling of all the holes. It has been raining for two days so all the filling may have washed out! Previously, I reported on the NORTH leaded-glass transom being taken away for restoration. But, in a local…

Before reading this post go and pour yourself a glass wine. Then get comfortable. Then look at this post. Pepare to smile widely. Prepare to tear up a bit. Then scroll down.                                           Thank you…

      The west leaded transom got a second coat of primer. It needs a third. But…soon!!!!!!!!      

    I also completed the stripping of the entry door frame, and the exterior of the sidelight. I will stain the sidelight and then apply gloss polyurethane. Ditto for the door.    

  I also got a second coat on the small west window. The north sash should be ready for paint soon. What does all this mean? In about a week I will be ready to install: The famous leaded west transom. The small west sash. The final west basement window (finished last year but never…

Today I drove to Wichita and, of course, stopped by Old Town Architectural Salvage. My goal was to find a beveled glass exterior door for the Carriage House.         A third point of concern was the price. $625. Waaaaay too much, considering the condition. It turns out though that Doug may have…

    I know. You are thinking: It looks the same. It is not. If you click on the images you will see that I added another coat of primer to most of the siding. It looks more…solid now. I also began the final stripping of the entry trim.  

Yesterday, I again mentioned trying to figure out how to pay for the leaded-glass window which goes above the big west window of the Carriage House. In June, David made a generous donation to my GoFundMe to help with the window and I have been holding that money until I could come up with the…

    The unpainted siding got a coat of turpentine mix!!!!!!!! Above large sash (left) I primed the OSB panel. A leaded-glass panel goes there. It has been restored but I cannot pay for it as yet. The small sash (center) I removed for restoration. It should be back next week.    

  The L-shaped patch of unpainted? It has remained unpainted for months, causing my neighbors…no doubt…to think WTF? The cause of this delay was my testing high for lead poisoning. Thus, I have been avoiding all work that might cause additional damage to my body. Hence, too, my new-found love of vinyl. To finish the…